A solar flare is a large
explosion in the Sun's atmosphere that can release as much
as 6 × 1025 joules of energy. The term is also used to
refer to similar phenomena in other stars, where the term
stellar flare applies. "Killer" solar flares
have been observed on other stars. In 2006, NASA's Swift
observatory saw the largest stellar flare ever observed
135 light-years away. Estimated to have unleashed an
energy of 50 million trillion atomic bombs, the II Pegasi
flare will have wiped out most life on Earth if our Sun
fired X-rays from a flare of that energy at us.

Solar flares affect all
layers of the solar atmosphere (photosphere, corona, and
chromosphere), heating plasma to tens of millions of
Kelvin's and accelerating electrons, protons, and heavier
ions to near the speed of light. They produce radiation
across the electromagnetic spectrum at all wavelengths,
from radio waves to gamma rays. Most flares occur in
active regions around sunspots, where intense magnetic
fields penetrate the photosphere to link the corona to the
solar interior. Flares are powered by the sudden
(timescales of minutes to tens of minutes) release of
magnetic energy stored in the corona. If a solar flare is
exceptionally powerful, it can cause coronal mass
ejections.

X-rays and UV radiation
emitted by solar flares can affect Earth's ionosphere and
disrupt long-range radio communications. Direct radio
emission at decametric wavelengths may disturb operation
of radars and other devices operating at these
frequencies.

Solar flares release a
cascade of high energy particles known as a proton storm.
Protons can pass through the human body, doing biochemical
damage. The proton storms are produced in the solar wind,
and hence present a hazard to astronauts during
interplanetary travel. Most proton storms take two or more
hours from the time of visual detection to reach Earth's
orbit. A solar flare on January 20, 2005 released the
highest concentration of protons ever directly measured,
taking only 15 minutes after observation to reach Earth,
indicating a velocity of approximately one-half light
speed.

In 2004 & 2008 a Congressional Report
on EMPs was published by the U.S. government on the
potential threat and damage impact from an EMP attack. It
was chilling stuff but no one paid attention. In the
report, predictions run as high as 90% of the population
would die off in the year after an EMP because of the
complete collapse of our infrastructure. Such an attack
using as few as three small fission bombs could destroy
our country.

In 1859 a solar astronomer named
“Carrington” observed a major solar flare and directly
linked it to impact on earth. The EMP pulse blew out "The
Victorian Internet" of its time - telegraphy systems,
starting fires in telegraph stations, and even on fence
posts that had barbed wire leading to them.

The general consensus in the
community of scientists and military who deal with EMP on
a day to day basis, is that a solar or military EMP is not
a question of if, it is only a question of when. NASA/NOAA
published a report in 2009 predicting a significant
increase in solar activity peaking after 2013.

Evidence exists that a star
known as WR104, in the constellation of Sagittarius, about
20 to 30 times the size of our sun, will explode with a
gamma ray burst that could come our way in 2012. In
fact, at 8,000 light years away, it may have already
exploded and the death ray is already on its way to
Earth.

To help resist this form of
catastrophe, the Vivos shelters are designed to withstand:

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